What a mess.
So many days, wasted thanks to that dirt hole known as Riften. Lydia and I made the journey hoping to find something new and adventurous. We were met with corrupt guards, seedy locals, thieves and murderers, beggars and impoverished shopkeepers. I had heard about the Thieves Guild operating in this city, but I had no idea it would have a such a horrible effect on the populace. My adopted father used to tell me tales of the Thieves Guild of Cyrodiil, and the mythical Gray Fox. He spun stories of a dashing morally upright band of rogues who looked out for the poor and punished the rich and arrogant. This was not the same. I was even approached by one of their members, who after making a remark about how all of my gold must have been ill-gotten, asked me to rob someone who had done no wrong! We stayed one night in the tavern, Lydia refusing to sleep lest we be robbed and killed that night.
It pains me to say but I fear I must return to Riften soon after leaving. The Thieves Guild should be respected as it is feared, and not a hideout for lowly bandits and fools under the pay of some corrupt noble. I don't want Lydia to return with me, for I think it is up to me to enter the Guild and make some changes, by force if I must. Perhaps I can rewrite the image of this Guild, and win back the support of the people it should be protecting.
As if in the inside of Riften were not bad enough, on the outskirts I came upon another traveling band of my people. The other Khajiit in Skyrim appear to be refused entry into the cities I have come across, thanks to the Nord's tradition of racism and stereotyping. Once again I may be the only one to prove to the people of this land that my brethren are more than petty bandits and criminals. I talked at length with one of the caravans protectors, and agreed to help him find a trinket of his. He seemed very nice, and was surprised to hear I had never been to our homeland. This dilemma has put a damper on my relationship with the Stormcloaks..however in the end it might be necessary to side with them, if it comes to that, only to prove how valuable a Khajiit can be...
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